Chelsea are looking to beat their London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham by making the first move for Ecuador and Bayer Leverkusen star Piero Hincapie, according to reports. It comes as clubs prepare their plans for the upcoming January transfer window, where some activity is expected.
For the Blues, there could be further investment from Boehly-Clearlake since their record spending in the summer transfer window amid the need to rebuild. Inconsistency has been a key issue, though new boss Graham Potter will be hopeful that a month break, and perhaps some players of his own, can help their cause.
Despite that, the former Brighton manager played down the talk over signings in January, telling reporters earlier this month: "I think there is more to come from the team we have and the group we have. We've had some key players out: (N'Golo) Kante, (Ben) Chilwell, (Reece) James, (Wesley) Fofana. They are key players, and a couple of them are replacing key ones who left in the summer."
